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Wisdom in loose form: the language of Egyptian and Greek proverbs in collections of the Hellenistic and Roman periods
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Wisdom in loose form: the language of Egyptian and Greek proverbs in collections of the Hellenistic and Roman periods

Nikolaos Lazaridis
Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava., Brill
2007

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Proverbs, Egyptian History and criticism Proverbs, Greek
Drawing on proverbs and proverb-like sentences found in Ancient Egyptian and Greek wisdom collections, this book offers an insight into the literary production of these two Mediterranean civilizations, comparing their manner of conveying timeless wisdom and reconsidering the status of their cultural contact.

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